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Outer Lake Shore Drive and Foster Avenue

Date: 1933
Description: View from Outer Lake Shore Drive looking south from Foster Avenue. Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline are in the background.
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Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street

Date: 1933
Description: Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street, looking north. Buildings, water towers and railroad boxcars are along the Chicago River waterfront, as well as a Co...
Photograph

Smith Cobblestone Inn

Date: 1933
Description: Southeast view of the Jesse Smith Cobblestone Inn.
Photograph

Dousman-Dunkel House

Date: 1933
Description: Front view of the former Dousman-Dunkel house with a gasoline pump and a woman sitting on the front porch. The Elmbrook Historical Society currently occupi...
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Covered Bridge over Cedar Creek

Date: 1933
Description: View down dirt road towards the covered bridge over Cedar Creek, south approach.
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Mission House

Date: 1933
Description: Exterior view of a Mission House built in about 1740.
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Blister Rust Eradication Crew

Date: 1933
Description: Native Americans hired to assist with the White Pine Blister Rust eradication effort on the Menominee Reservation are being trucked to their work site.
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Norrkoping Works

Date: 1933
Description: Aerial view of International Harvester's Norrkoping Works in Norrkoping, Sweden.
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Mowing Along Road with No. 7 Mower

Date: 1933
Description: Rear view of a man mowing the grass along the shoulder of a rural road with a horse-drawn No. 7 mower with rubber (pneumatic) tires.
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Automotive Week Parade at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: A woman driving an International Harvester tractor leads the Automotive Week parade down the "Avenue of Flags" at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Mining-Engineering Building

Date: 1933
Description: View from across street of building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A sign on a striped post reads: "Look Out for The Cars."
Postcard

Over the Hills and Just Beyond Lies the Beautiful City of Baraboo

Date: 1933
Description: Colorized postcard of a paved road curving to the left through trees, shrubs and bluffs. A dirt road can be seen to the left, and the sky is blue with a fe...
Photograph

Holst's Log Cabin

Date: 1933
Description: Road lined with stones leading up to the one-story Holst's Log Cabin in the woods.
Photograph

Woodbine County Club

Date: 1933
Description: View of the Woodbine Country Club on Presque Isle River. An automobile is parked on the side of the road near the County Club sign which says “Woodbine Cou...
Photograph

Scenic Drive through Virgin Forest

Date: 1933
Description: View of an automobile parked along the side of the road during a scenic drive through virgin forest near Lac du Flambeau.
Map or Atlas

Road Map of Wisconsin and the United States

Date: 1933
Description: A road map of Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, showing the populations of cities and villages, state and federal highways, national forests, state...
Map or Atlas

Official AAA Road Map, Wisconsin

Date: 1933
Description: This road map shows state and county roads in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, northeastern Iowa, eastern Minnesota, and the western portion of Michigan's Upp...
Photograph

General Store

Date: 1933
Description: View across road of the Mount Ida post office and general store. A man is sitting on the porch.
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Automobiles at Pease Resort on Eau Claire Lakes

Date: 1933
Description: Four automobiles parked at the top of a dirt drive at Pease Resort on Upper Eau Claire Lake. On the far right is a shed or garage, and on the left are tree...
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Lakewoods Country Club

Date: 1933
Description: View looking down tree-lined road and birch log fence. The road is along a shoreline and leads to the Lakewoods Country Club. Three buildings are along a l...

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